Diyan Donchev

Diyan Donchev

Personal information
Full name	Diyan Donchev Donchev
Date of birth	8 January 1974
Place of birth	Varna, Bulgaria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1992–2000	Spartak Varna	117	(12)
1995	→ Cherno More (loan)	12	(3)
2000	AEK Athens	1	(0)
2001	Spartak Varna	31	(2)
2001	Lokomotiv Sofia	7	(0)
2002	Spartak Varna	25	(0)
2003	Cherno More	4	(0)
2003–2008	Lokomotiv Sofia	112	(0)
2008–2009	Spartak Varna	12	(0)
2009–2010	Sportist Svoge	15	(0)
2010	Dorostol 2003	14	(0)
2011–2012	Spartak Varna	27	(0)
Total		377	(17)
National team
1999	Bulgaria	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Diyan Donchev (Bulgarian: Диян Дончев; born 8 January 1974 in Varna) is a former Bulgarian footballer. As a player he was a defender and midfielder from 1992 to 2012.

He played for Spartak Varna and Lokomotiv Sofia, having also had spells with Greek side AEK Athens, Cherno More, Sportist Svoge and Dorostol Silistra. He was capped once for the Bulgarian team in 1999.

International career

In March 1999 the Bulgarian national coach Dimitar Dimitrov called Donchev in Bulgaria national football team for friendly match against Ukraine. Diyan made his debut, but the result of the match was a 0:1 loss for Bulgaria.

External links

• Diyan Donchev at National-Football-Teams.com